Chelsea Beat Manchester City to Go Top of the Women’s Super League

Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday, 14 November, to take top spot in the Women’s Super League. Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, the league’s leading scorer with 12 goals according to the report, was kept off the scoresheet as City suffered their first defeat of the season.

Sandy Baltimore scored the winning goal for Chelsea in first-half stoppage time, after the team had missed several chances. Veerle Buurman, who came on for Kadeisha Buchanan after 12 minutes, helped limit Shaw’s threat.

City tried to equalise in the second half but finished the match with ten players after goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita was shown a straight red card. The win took Chelsea to 26 points, one ahead of City.